Nelson : love & fame /
The story of Horatio Nelson's life - his naval glory, public fame, charismatic leadership, scandalous romance, and untimely death as he led the British to victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. This biography of Nelson (1758-1805) presents an account of his climb to fame as well as the details of...
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| التنسيق: | Licensed eBooks |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2003.
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=187712 |
جدول المحتويات:
- Foundations for life
- Captain Suckling's legacy
- Five frustrating years
- Trying to get noticed
- Black marks and on the beach
- Melpomene, Minerve, La Fortune
- 'Totally neglected'
- 'My disposition can't bear tame and slow measures'
- 'It is active young men that are wanted, not drones'
- Into the limelight
- Hubris
- The Admirality dips for Nelson
- The hero ascends
- The Nile
- Hero meets heroine
- Disappointments dilemmas and disharmony
- Neapolitan affairs
- Soulmates
- Public fame and private pain
- Bitter-sweet emotions
- Copenhagen
- Phoney war
- Fame without fortune
- Commander-in-chief
- Waiting
- French diversions
- Dame Fortune's last favour.